Wichita eagle., 1887-12-28
COLD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Another Emphatic Denial OF the
Reported Suffering in the Vest
ern Part of Kansas.
Billiards General in Wisconsin and the
Northern Middle StateS-Rallroad
Traffic but Slightly impeded.
The Thermometers Down in Many Places
in Kansas. but 10 Business Interfer-
ence of Any Kind Reported.
THE WE ATAER


souri,: Colder, fair weather, followed IN
northwestern portion by higher temper
ature brisk to high northerly winds.
For Kansas Colder, fair weather, fol
lowed by rising temperature, light to fresh
winds generally northerly.
KANSAS CI1a, Dec. 2..-Mr. James A.
Blair, manager OF the Blair system of rail
roads, said tonight: The stories that have
been spread broadcast over the country
concerning the alleged suffering III south
eastern Kansas, caused by the recent snow
fall, are grossly exaggerated. Lam largely
engaged in business in Clark, Hodgman,
Comanche, Meade and other counties OF
southwestern Kansas and have many cor
respondents in that country. This morn
ing | received a large number Of letters
from there, and in not u single one
was there a word said about suffering
was moving along nicely and nothing
special had occurred. In addition to this,
continued Mr. Blair, Mr.. b. +. Smith.
cashier of the First National bank, OF
COldwater was in the city this morning
and he said to me that there was absolutely
10 truth in the reports; There had been
moderate fall of snow throughout south
crn Kansas, which. instead of creating
distress, was blessing. He told ne that
the winter wheat had been sown in that
section last fall was more than before, and
the farmers were rejoicing over the fall OF
snow which would protect the grain from
the frost He said that all the people were
in excellent spirits and that while a few
,i,ri,t
the prairie and frozen to death just as
they would be in the east if there were
DrairieS there the cold was no more severe
than il is frequently in Ohio and PennSyi-
vania | don't mean to say that ! think
there has been no suileaIng at an IN Nan
sas.' continued tie speaker II have no
doubt there have been individual cases OF
of privatlon Moreover, know that there
is a scarcity of coal throughout the entire
state lust as there is in Missouri and other
states Our railroad company cannot be-
Gin to haul al The coal from its lines that
is required from il. We have Just placed
an order for 500 coal cars. This scarcity
OF coal has doubtless caused more or less
suffering out there, and this has been. |
think. the foundation OF the sensational
stories sent ont.
Another cold wave swept oyerthiS region
today. ut ) o'clock this morning the thor-
mOmeter reg giStered thlrtyfour degrees
above zero. \ fine Sleet commenced falling
with high wind driving It about i'll reg
ular blizzard fashion. The rapidly falling
tempe,3lture soon checked the snow. how
gfti' "ii,' q, ~ III f,iI;,,o "
,leS!:cH 40 en- ~ 81;
night.
NANSAs oec, II q ,,.s ou,o t
have touched lightly the state of Kansas
ieani ;L.o ,Sii 'id;l
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n,,o lo,o f hransas civ to eiobt heIoyv
~ Cnrjan o. snow is renorted only
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llNiii t'I ,l.a III, Snc+;n, in ,,hicb
-, - .,tf;o so,;o,.iy- a.ractad m
f"ii""H =. ,n ;doo 81 tba ertaD4 Of
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E',.;', 'aU r,;T,.;I,h+ tha,.,,on,a+a, no
low zero. win a high wind: light snow.
NeWtou-Bitter cold and wind: Calves
ton train one hour late.
Garden Citv-At O'Clock this morning
a blizzard struck this section.
and the thermometer ranidlv de
seconded from thirty degrees to
eiobt below zero. At4p. m. it was blow
ing Il gale, accompanied by binding
snow. At SID 1t commenced to moderate
and the Thermometer had raised to twenty
At midnight 1t stands at eight above with
4 clear sky. he railroad from the west